Pickens County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Pickens County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 13, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 39 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 39 injured

23.6 milongest path · 1973

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F116

(E)F27

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	16.7 mi	1,000 yd	5	1
May 27, 1973	F2	23.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 1973	F2	12.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 2017	EF2	8.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF2	8 mi	200 yd	8	0
Mar 23, 2022	EF2	6.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2008	EF2	5.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jan 7, 1998	F2	1.5 mi	40 yd	4	0
Jul 13, 2003	F1	12 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 2003	F1	12 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 1975	F1	10.6 mi	200 yd	5	0
Jun 26, 1994	F1	8 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 3, 2025	EF0	2.7 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 3, 2023	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 3, 2023	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2022	EF1	0.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 23, 2022	EF2	6.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 23, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	16.7 mi	1,000 yd	5	1
Apr 13, 2020	EF2	8 mi	200 yd	8	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF0	7.4 mi	70 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 2017	EF2	8.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	2.8 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 13, 2020, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Greenville County, SC38 Oconee County, SC31 Transylvania County, NC3 Anderson County, SC38 Henderson County, NC4 Jackson County, NC5 Rabun County, GA6 Hart County, GA12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pickens County, South Carolina had?

35 tornadoes touched Pickens County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pickens County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 13, 2020, with a 16.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pickens County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 35). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).